Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has awarded a grant paying for first responders around the state to be trained to use the life-saving overdose medication naloxone.

Zoeller, who is running for Congress, announced Thursday that three nonprofits had been selected for the $127,000 grant, which will help them train and equip police and aid workers in areas that have the most need.

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Zoeller says the Overdose Lifeline, Indiana Naloxone Project and the Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County are the chosen nonprofits.

Naloxone is a fast-acting medication that can stop an overdose of opioids including heroin and painkillers.